The Treasure Maps (Fan Expansion)

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Treasure awaits those bold enough to search for it... if they can decipher The Treasure Maps!

Treasure awaits those bold enough to search for it... if they can decipher The Treasure Maps!

General info

The Treasure Maps is a fan-expansion for  Carcassonne Base Game created by Carcassonne Central forum member MMike (CarcC).

Contents

• 1 index card representing the treasure and their value
• 5 cards representing treasure maps
• 2 cards representing blank treasure maps

Rules

Preparation

• Decide how treasure values will be handled:
  • Either use the assign fixed amount from the index card, or
  • Use a base value plus one or more dice rolls (e.g., 10 + 2d6).
• Shuffle the Treasure Map cards and place them face down in a stack within reach of all players.

Gameplay

1. Placing a tile

There are no tiles supplied with this expansion.

2. Placing a meeple

After placing a tile, you may place a meeple or special figure on it, following the standard rules, or go treasure hunting!

• You can have only 1 Treasure Maps at the time
• You may look at your Treasure Map at any time, but do not reveal it to other players until you're attempting a discovery
• Treasure Maps can be purchased or sold only at tile features that may have libraries or markets, such as:
  • Cloister / Monastery
  • Cathedral / Cathedral
  • Abbey / Abbey
  • Bazaar / Bazaar
  • Others (agree with other players before starting the game)

Anybody can become a Treasure Hunter!

If you don't own a map, you may choose to send one of your follower (any normal meeple or special figure) to purchase a Treasure Map instead of placing them on the tile:

• Draw the top Treasure Map card and place it face down in front of you.
• Place the chosen figure on the card. That figure is now a Treasure Hunter and is no longer considered to have its original role.

or

Sell a Map

If you lose confidence in your map-reading skills, you can sell your map for a small reward:

When you draw and place a tile with the features specified in the section above, you may, instead of continuing the hunt:

• Return the Treasure Hunter to your supply — it regains its original role.
• You immediately score 5 points.
• Shuffle your Treasure Map back into the map deck.

If you think you have located the treasure:

Find the “X”

Compare the tile layout on the board with the configuration shown on your Treasure Map:

• The map depicts tile arrangements including features (roads, cities, monasteries) in specific positions and orientations.
• Dashed lines and the X represent tiles that must exist on the table, but the dashed lines must be continuous (no gaps).
• Tiles do not need to be newly placed — they can be from previous turns.

During your wood placement phase, if the correct configuration is visible on the board, you may:

• Place your Treasure Hunter figure on the tile where the X appears on your map.
• Then, reveal the Treasure Map card to all players:
  • If the location is correct:
    • You gain the treasure points!
    • Discard the map.
    • Return the Treasure Hunter to your supply — it regains its original role.
  • If the location is incorrect:
    • Take back the map and the Treasure Hunter.
    • You may try again on a future turn.

3. Scoring a feature

Score complete feature following the standard rules.

Final Scoring

If at the end of the game you have an used Treasure Map, earn 2 points